STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1305-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.R. No. 159

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 159 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A WORKING GROUP TO RECOMMEND WAYS TO REDUCE INCIDENTS OF SEPSIS AND SEPSIS DEATHS IN THE STATE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to address the rising health problem of sepsis in the State by requesting the Director of Health to convene a working group to recommend ways to reduce incidents of sepsis and sepsis deaths in the State.

 

     Hawaii Healthcare Association commented on this measure.

 

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Broadening the areas that the working group is being requested to consider; and

 

(2)  Deleting the provision specifying that the Director of Health serve as the chair of the working group and the provision establishing the members of the working group;

 

to give greater latitude to the Director of Health in convening this working group and the working group in making recommendations.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for clarity and consistency.

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 159, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 159, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair